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anthrax

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæn.θɹæks/Part of speech nounSorted aahnrtxStarts with AEnds with X0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A serious bacterial disease that can infect animals and humans.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ (ánthrax, “abscess, boil”).

Used in a sentence

  • After anthrax spores were found in letters sent to Sens. Patrick Leahy and Thomas Daschle in 2001, Congress began screening all the mail that came into the building.

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